Psalm 127
The following verses speak of the blessing of children as a gift of the Lord. Such references obviously let to the Jewish concept that barrenness was a punishment from the Lord. Perhaps the entire Psalm is not so much about building a literal house as it is about building a home. Without the Lord is unlikely a family will prosper and be blessed. One can engage in all kinds of personal efforts to protect his family, but the Lord will guard the sanctity of the home. Children are, indeed, a blessing from the Lord, but if they are to be as a reward and others will speak well of them they must be nurtured in righteousness and the ways of the Lord. Many parents would acknowledge their frustration in dealing with the rebellion and independent spirit of an adolescent and their need for the Lord to help in the challenge of raising children who will be a blessing and will walk with the Lord.
Hugs and Prayers
Izzy
Further verses to ponder:
Deut 6:7
And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
Ephesians 6:4
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
izzy
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